After a long journey under Pledis Entertainment, Pristin are finally debuting with “Wee Woo.” That’s supposed to emulate the sound of an ambulance, which is appropriate because I’m going to …
Read More »Seven O’Clock do little to stand out from the crowd in “Echo” debut
It must be a tricky choice when deciding how to debut a new group from a small agency. Without name recognition or pre-debut hype, a rookie’s success lies solely on …
Read More »Yang Hee Eun & Akdong Musician’s “The Tree” a success thanks to hypnotic soundscape
Akdong Musician have always seemed older than their years, bringing a sense of world-weary maturity to even their lightest pop songs. Since their first album in 2014, they’ve been going …
Read More »Rap Monster & Wale’s collab is actually here and actually quality in “Change”
Rap Monster‘s collab with Wale came about thanks in part to the BTS fandom, and “Change” definitely made the effort worthwhile. Given that this entire thing started four months ago, …
Read More »Highlight (BEAST) show they haven’t lost a step with “It’s Still Beautiful” return
Of all the comebacks and dramas that are likely to happen in K-pop this year, Beast‘s transformation into Highlight might just be the most interesting. Acts have left their agencies …
Read More »MVP’s debut with “Take It” makes them a rookie group to watch
It’s already mid-March, but it doesn’t feel like 2017 has given us any real notable debuts yet. This time last year, we’d already seen the first releases by Astro, KNK, …
Read More »LOONA 1/3 give us a surprisingly listless retread in “Love & Live”
LOONA haven’t even introduced like half their members yet, but they already have a sub-unit release from LOONA 1/3 called “Love & Live“. The ballsiness of LOONA’s company with this …
Read More »GOT7’s “Never Ever” has its moments, but is let down by uneven execution
After TWICE‘s Mina‘s picture with BamBam was leaked for mediaplay the coincidental timing of Mina and BamBam’s picture together coming out on GOT7‘s comeback date, there was still the actual …
Read More »MC Sniper has a band now, and their “The Usual Lies” track with Nah Deul Ee is a hit
MC Sniper has deviated a bit from the norm in Korean hip-hop recently, starting his own band to get a bit experimental. Scope Band And MC Sniper (get it?) are …
Read More »Gavy NJ drop a gem of a pop ballad out of nowhere with “An Obvious Melo”
Gavy NJ have technically been around since 2005, but all of the original members are long gone and none of the current members have been in the group earlier than …
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